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. >>> new trial date set for osama bin laden's son-in-law who has pleaded not guilty to terror charges. prosecutors say he conspired to kill americans as part of bin laden's al qaeda network and spent most of his time since the september 11th attacks in iran. u.s. officials arrested him february 28th in jordan. and number five, female mma fighter fallon fox made headlines this week. no, not for her skills in the ring, although she does have those, or her 39-second knockout last weekend but because she was born a man. this is something she kept private until breaking the story to "sports illustrated" explaining how back in 2006 she went through hormonal therapy and gender reassignment surgery. was this a fair thing to hide from her former opponents. some say no, we'll be talking to her live about one hour from now. >>> the jury questions for accused murderer jodi arias, they may not be over. they could continue next week after she was peppered with more than 200 this week. jurors rarely get the chance to ask defendants questions directly, but in arizona, they do. "in session's" jean cas
. >>> new trial date set for osama bin laden's son-in-law who has pleaded not guilty to terror charges. prosecutors say he conspired to kill americans as part of bin laden's al qaeda network and spent most of his time since the september 11th attacks in iran. u.s. officials arrested him february 28th in jordan. and number five, female mma fighter fallon fox made headlines this week. no, not for her skills in the ring, although she does have those, or her 39-second knockout last weekend...
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. >> reporter: cases involvingi osama bin laden. >> the description of 50-foot metallic saucers and aliens, that's unique. >> reporter: and, we can say a little frustrating for fbi officials that tell us it diverts attention from all the work they have done and the dangers they have faced through the years to capture fugitives and solve the nation's most difficult crimes. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> this is really cool. imagine being able to travel from earth to the international space station in less than six hours and took the crew soyuz capsule to get that. new york to london, seven hours. a person might be able to walk 18 hours in six hours. you can't drive to the state of florida in that amount of time. chad meyers tells us it took the crew two days. it used to take them two days to get to the space station. now, we are talking a little bit of time. >> the space station isn't that high above earth. it shouldn't take that long. they got it right. they put the iss right over the launch site. as the launch came up, the i.s.s. grabbed it. you have to catch up to it, because you are m
. >> reporter: cases involvingi osama bin laden. >> the description of 50-foot metallic saucers and aliens, that's unique. >> reporter: and, we can say a little frustrating for fbi officials that tell us it diverts attention from all the work they have done and the dangers they have faced through the years to capture fugitives and solve the nation's most difficult crimes. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> this is really cool. imagine being able to travel from earth to...
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later, he is on the most wanted list with osama bin laden and harder to find. he's in court back in boston, a terrifying mop boss and 19 families are mourning the loved ones he's accused of murdering. we begin with the breaking news of the fires that turned thousands of acres in colorado and hundreds of homes to ashes. the worst wildfires in state history. the flames have also sent tens of thousands of people fleeing. >> reporter: colorado's black forest fire is growing and now deadly claiming two lives. the number of homes destroyed by colorado's black forest fire in less than 24 hours has more than tripled. it's the deadliest in state history and officials say it's far from done. jack hitton was one of many to get the bad news. >> when you hear a total loss, you go numb. we look at each other and cried a little bit and we just try to decide what is next. >> reporter: but the racing flames are consuming homes faster than officials can keep track even burning where previously spared. >> homes we knew were standing yesterday i personally witnessed go down last n
later, he is on the most wanted list with osama bin laden and harder to find. he's in court back in boston, a terrifying mop boss and 19 families are mourning the loved ones he's accused of murdering. we begin with the breaking news of the fires that turned thousands of acres in colorado and hundreds of homes to ashes. the worst wildfires in state history. the flames have also sent tens of thousands of people fleeing. >> reporter: colorado's black forest fire is growing and now deadly...
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osama bin laden? >> reporter: although filmmakers claim it's based on firsthand accounts, the cia has issues with the movie. >> people being beaten and chained to the ceiling, that simply did not happen to the al qaeda detainees that were in al qaeda custody. >> reporter: he says unlike the film, interrogators did not question detainees during enhanced interrogation and only used the techniques in the first days or weeks of detention. >> once they became compliant, they never again received enhanced interrogation. >> reporter: when these techniques were being used in 2002 and 3, brennan had nothing to do with the program. in other words, brennan's role at the time had nothing to do with interrogation but he does support the techniques, as do other officials. they say the techniques led to breakthroughs but not the main bre bre breakthrough, the one that led to osama bin laden. wolf? >> chris lawrence, thank you very much. t the. >>> a deadly bus crash in oregon shows that the bus company had a history
osama bin laden? >> reporter: although filmmakers claim it's based on firsthand accounts, the cia has issues with the movie. >> people being beaten and chained to the ceiling, that simply did not happen to the al qaeda detainees that were in al qaeda custody. >> reporter: he says unlike the film, interrogators did not question detainees during enhanced interrogation and only used the techniques in the first days or weeks of detention. >> once they became compliant, they...
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. >> reporter: a few years back when the hunt for osama bin laden was still raging, some intelligence forces believed al qaeda was even developing its own intranet that was electronically hidden behind jihadi websites and accessible to only a few people. whether they succeeded or such a system still exists like much of the communication structure remains shrouded in mystery. tom foreman, washington. >> of course the great irony using so much american innovation to try to destroy america. "outfront" next why dr. sanjay gupta change ed his mind on weed. an about-face and he h eel explain why. >>> then are you driving a compact car that failed a crash test? we have the alarming results. >>> and a double play. he made the catch but what he did next was the true score. [ male announcer ] these days, a small business can save by sharing. like carpools... polly wants to know if we can pick her up. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal seating. it's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for
. >> reporter: a few years back when the hunt for osama bin laden was still raging, some intelligence forces believed al qaeda was even developing its own intranet that was electronically hidden behind jihadi websites and accessible to only a few people. whether they succeeded or such a system still exists like much of the communication structure remains shrouded in mystery. tom foreman, washington. >> of course the great irony using so much american innovation to try to destroy...
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it's not how do you find osama bin laden, wait until he turns 50, aarp will track him down. yeah, we're all, the world is now over 50 and i got a plug here, aarp.org/boomers, find out a lot more about that, but plug done, it's an important point because as we all know, whenever anything happens, it's somebody over 50 who signs the check for it. so we're large and in charge. >> we certainly are. you write in your book, we would be sad about getting old if we weren't too busy remarrying younger wives, reviving careers that hit glass ceilings when children arrived and renewing prescriptions for drugs that keep us from being sad. >> if you're waiting for us to become sad old people, keep waiting. we know the answer to that one. >> all right. fantastic work. great having you on the show. i really appreciate it. >>> coming up on "the lead," we look back at the people we lost in 2013. there's no secondhand smoke in here... ...and no cigarette advertising around here. there's a reason we know this is really bad... ...and this is really good. there's a reason 2 in 3 people are surviv
it's not how do you find osama bin laden, wait until he turns 50, aarp will track him down. yeah, we're all, the world is now over 50 and i got a plug here, aarp.org/boomers, find out a lot more about that, but plug done, it's an important point because as we all know, whenever anything happens, it's somebody over 50 who signs the check for it. so we're large and in charge. >> we certainly are. you write in your book, we would be sad about getting old if we weren't too busy remarrying...
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. >> legal proceedings will continue against a son-in-law of osama bin laden. he claims that his due process rights were violated and prosecutors brought the charges too late. he is accused of conspireing to kill americans. his lawyers claim he was coerced. >>> no prosecution for wikileaks founder julian assange "the washington post" said the justice department has all but concluded it can go after assange because they would have to go every news organization that did the same thing. since assange himself did not leak the documents but merely reposted them it appears he cannot be charged with espionage or any other criminal violation. >>> the supreme court is stepping back into the fight over obama care. the justices agreeing to hear two cases now challenging the state, the law's requirement that lawyers provide contraception coverage in their insurance plans. many are exempt. but some business owners say the rules force them to violate their faith. lower courts have split the case which is will be combined and argued next spring. >>> and at the white house tod
. >> legal proceedings will continue against a son-in-law of osama bin laden. he claims that his due process rights were violated and prosecutors brought the charges too late. he is accused of conspireing to kill americans. his lawyers claim he was coerced. >>> no prosecution for wikileaks founder julian assange "the washington post" said the justice department has all but concluded it can go after assange because they would have to go every news organization that did...
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. >> reporter: a few years back when the hunt for osama bin laden was still raging, some intelligence forces believed al qaeda was even developing its own intranet that was electronically hidden behind jihadi websites and accessible to only a few people. whether they succeeded or such a system still exists like much of the communication structure remains shrouded in mystery. tom foreman, washington. >> of course the great irony using so much american innovation to try to destroy america. >>> our tourt fourth story outfront, dr. sanjay gupta changes his mind on weed. 20 states allow medical marijuana. and the medical community seems to be changing its mind on pot. but you know, not everybody is. a lot are adamantly against it. but there is a dramatic turn around for dr. gupta who just four years ago wrote an article for "time" magazine titled why i would vote no for pot. the ground breaking new documentary airing this sunday on cnn. and in it, he explained why he changed his mind. sanjay, the fda says marijuana is harmful, we know that. michael bloomberg is quoted saying medical mariju
. >> reporter: a few years back when the hunt for osama bin laden was still raging, some intelligence forces believed al qaeda was even developing its own intranet that was electronically hidden behind jihadi websites and accessible to only a few people. whether they succeeded or such a system still exists like much of the communication structure remains shrouded in mystery. tom foreman, washington. >> of course the great irony using so much american innovation to try to destroy...
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someone who had celebrated having found and killed osama bin laden and an administration that had been saying that al qaeda was decimated and on the run and then here you have this attack in benghazi on september 11th, no less, that looked like it had extremist links to it. alis alison? >> athena, was the change in language of susan rice's talking points, was that an attempt to hide al qaeda involvement in the run up to the presidential vote? >> that's certainly what some of these republican critics were alleging. they believe it was political. the administration said that al qaeda is on the run. that doesn't really square with the idea that you're going to have an attack probably by a terrorist group on september 11th in benghazi. so, they're saying that the white house scrubbed that kind of information, those references from susan rice's talking points, not just the white house. but other administration officials, as well, to try to downplay that point. the white house says, look, this was an ongoing investigation and, so, they didn't want to get ahead of themselves. they didn't want
someone who had celebrated having found and killed osama bin laden and an administration that had been saying that al qaeda was decimated and on the run and then here you have this attack in benghazi on september 11th, no less, that looked like it had extremist links to it. alis alison? >> athena, was the change in language of susan rice's talking points, was that an attempt to hide al qaeda involvement in the run up to the presidential vote? >> that's certainly what some of these...
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because of you, osama bin laden is no more. because of you, al qaeda's top ranks have been handled. the core of al qaeda in afghanistan and pakistan is on the way to defeat. that happened because of you. because of you, more afghans are re-claiming their communities, their markets, their schools, their towns. they have a chance to forge their own future. because of you, more afghans are trained in stepping up and defending their own country. because of you and to preserve the gains you fought and bled for, we are going to make sure that afghanistan is never again a source of attacks against our country. that happened because of you. so the war in afghanistan will end, for you that means fewer deployments, more training time, preparing for the future, getting back to what marines do better than anybody else on earth, amphibious operations. it means more time here on the home front with your families, your wives, your husbands, your kids. but, of course, the end of the war in afghanistan doesn't mean the end of threats to our nation. as i've said before, even as we decimated the al qa
because of you, osama bin laden is no more. because of you, al qaeda's top ranks have been handled. the core of al qaeda in afghanistan and pakistan is on the way to defeat. that happened because of you. because of you, more afghans are re-claiming their communities, their markets, their schools, their towns. they have a chance to forge their own future. because of you, more afghans are trained in stepping up and defending their own country. because of you and to preserve the gains you fought...
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embassy bombing dash aide to osama bin laden and he's accused of taking foe foez of the one in kenya. and navy vessel right after he was picked up. he was questioned by the members of the elite high value detainee interrogation team. but apparently his health was compromised so they had to bring him to shore more quickly than they anticipated. >> we're hearing he suffered from a severe case of hepatitis c and he may be near death. what's the truth? >> the truth is that, yes, he did have medical conditions. cnn was told by his family that he does suffer from hepatitis c. one of the reasons there was secrecy surrounding his transport over the weekend, they needed to figure out exactly where to bring him and the kind of medical care that he needed. but doctors on board the navy vessel did not believe they could offer the care that was required. that's why he was brought onto u.s. soil perhaps sooner than anticipated. we're told that he's stabilized and he'll be in court. we should learn more about the illness at that time. usually during the arraignments the judge will say what sort of m
embassy bombing dash aide to osama bin laden and he's accused of taking foe foez of the one in kenya. and navy vessel right after he was picked up. he was questioned by the members of the elite high value detainee interrogation team. but apparently his health was compromised so they had to bring him to shore more quickly than they anticipated. >> we're hearing he suffered from a severe case of hepatitis c and he may be near death. what's the truth? >> the truth is that, yes, he did...
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it comes, of course, after "zero dark thirty," the thriller on the raid that took down osama bin laden. and that's today's "cnn pop." >>> coming up, regardless of where you stand on immigration reform, you have to give props to former florida governor jeb bush. his argument for change? i doubt you have heard this one before. that's next. i have copd. if you've got it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and man, you know how that feels. copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. you know, spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, vision changes or eye
it comes, of course, after "zero dark thirty," the thriller on the raid that took down osama bin laden. and that's today's "cnn pop." >>> coming up, regardless of where you stand on immigration reform, you have to give props to former florida governor jeb bush. his argument for change? i doubt you have heard this one before. that's next. i have copd. if you've got it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and man, you know how that feels. copd includes emphysema...
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bin laden. brennan told the senate intelligence committee he and other white house officials met with the filmmaker in june of 2011 for an unclassified discussion on how the white house viewed is the opportunities and risks associated with that film. >>> it was a busy week for news, and as cnn political editor paul steinhauser explained you may have missed a couple of great stories that went under the radar. >> hay, deb, from a crippled cruise ship to the killing of christopher dorner to meteors and asteroids a lot of political news was overshadows by bigger headlines. you heard about president obama's state of the union address and the senate's showdown over chuck hagels nomination. but here are spore stories you may have missed. >> mayor michael bloomberg is known for banning large sugary sos and now he's going after plastic foam food containers. >> something that is costing taxpayers money and that is easily replaceable is something we can do without. >> 89-year-old senator frank lautenberg o
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bin laden. he likes to highlight how he believes the economy is a much better place under his watch. but there are some big domestic and foreign policy challenges that remain, even as the president tries to move beyond the scandals. >> reporter: after weeks of dealing with scandals, the president is struggling to reset his agenda. and with congress off this week, he has a chance to do so. but even as he tries to limit damage from the irs uproar, republicans are demanding a broader investigation. >> there's clearly an organized effort within the irs to target political opponents of the president. that's undeniable. how does such a culture come about? how vast was it? who was involved? this really does call for a special counsel. >> reporter: the president wants his attorney general to review whether his own justice department has gone too far pursuing those leak investigations targeting reporters. >> and i've raised these issues with the attorney general who shares my concerns. >> reporter: but r
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but look at it this way, jake, after 9/11, when it was clear what osama bin laden has done, we went into afghanistan on october 7th, 2001, four weeks after the attacks, 3 1/2 weeks after the attacks, with one country beside us at that point, the united kingdom. we had the support of the entire, that's one thing. getting countries to commit military force is quite another. it's not unusual that president obama would have this problem. president bush had this problem and president clinton had this problem as well in bosnia and to an extent on kosovo before they later decided to go in. i do think as he said, the weight of the room at the g-20 summit was with the united states, not everybody, but the weight of the room. i do think we have a lot of international support in governments. where we tend not to have it is in public opinion not just the united states but public opinion elsewhere in the world in europe and in the arab world. >> all right, former undersecretary of state nicholas burns, thank you very much for your views. >> thank you. >>> the crisis in syria is pilling over into neig
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you know, i wouldn't be surprised if president obama learned osama bin laden had been killed when he saw himself announcing it on television! our, wow, we did that? why doesn't anyone tell me these things? >> pretty funny stuff. actually pretty serious too, gloria. what is the voracity when it comes to how the president learns about these extraordinary events? >> well, what i think we need to understand here is that in many cases the white house counsel's office, the president's lawyer, right, if you will, is informed about a lot of things. and decisions are made whether or not those things then rise to the level of informing the president. in the case of the irs investigation, for example, the white house counsel's office was told a couple of weeks ago. there is -- there was an inspector general report that was pending, and so they got a heads off. the question is why didn't they tell the president and i don't know the answer to that, other than the president, they may have wanted to wall him off from it, they may have felt until they got the report, he didn't need to know about it.
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osama bin laden, investigations into the murders of civil rights leaders, all part of fbi lore. >> the description of the saucers and the metallic clothes, aliens, that's unique. >> reporter: and we can say a little frustrating for fbi officials, who tell us it diverts attention from all the work they have done, all the dangers they have faced through the years, to capture fugitives and solve the nation's most difficult crimes. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> who knew. brian todd, great piece, thank you. >>> up next, the syrian rebel fighter arrested on u.s. soil, possibly faces life in prison. why? he is an american citizen and a former u.s. soldier. [ male announcer ] if you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. >>> former american soldier in some very hot water this afternoon. this video is part of the reason here. that 30-year-old eric harroun, allegedly went to syria to help rebels fight presiden
osama bin laden, investigations into the murders of civil rights leaders, all part of fbi lore. >> the description of the saucers and the metallic clothes, aliens, that's unique. >> reporter: and we can say a little frustrating for fbi officials, who tell us it diverts attention from all the work they have done, all the dangers they have faced through the years, to capture fugitives and solve the nation's most difficult crimes. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> who knew. brian...
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bin laden in "zero dark thirty." "lincoln's" only award went to daniel day lewis for best dramatic actor for his incredible turn as abraham lincoln. for all the winners and losers, nothing is getting more buzz than jodie foster's emotional speech while accepting her career achievement award. >> i guess i just have a sudden urge to say something i've never really been able to air in public, a declaration that i'm a little nervous about. i'm just going to put it out there, loud and proud, right? so i'm going to need your support on this. i am single. i already did my coming out about a thousand years ago. >> as we said, a lot of talk about that overnight. we're going to have a live report on the golden globes at the bottom of the hour. let's go back to soledad in connecticut. >> all right, john, thanks. >>> ahead on "starting point" this morning, we're going to talk about gun control, which is in the spotlight. what will washington, d.c., do. can they overcome gridlock? we'll talk to more people hoping to make a change
bin laden in "zero dark thirty." "lincoln's" only award went to daniel day lewis for best dramatic actor for his incredible turn as abraham lincoln. for all the winners and losers, nothing is getting more buzz than jodie foster's emotional speech while accepting her career achievement award. >> i guess i just have a sudden urge to say something i've never really been able to air in public, a declaration that i'm a little nervous about. i'm just going to put it out...
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bin laden. but now the president's pick of john brennan to head the cia is coming with controversy. barbara starr is is looking closely at this story. what's the latest, barbara? >> this will be john brennan's first public testimony as an obama administration official. expect to see fireworks at this confirmation hearing. the real question may be how this 25-year cia veteran handles the public spotlight. in a crisis, it's often john brennan giving president obama's 3:00 a.m. wake-up call. >> i'm not sure he's slept in four years. >> there may be even less sleep in brennan is confirmed as the next ci achlt director. >> i will make sure that the cia has tools it needs. >> tools like drones. brennan has helped establish in saudi arabia and the eastern peninsula democrats are demanding answers involved with the ool kwad da. it's one controversy he faces at the confirmation hearing. there's his role i the leaks like the cyberattack on iran's nuclear program and his knowledge of harsh interrogations w
bin laden. but now the president's pick of john brennan to head the cia is coming with controversy. barbara starr is is looking closely at this story. what's the latest, barbara? >> this will be john brennan's first public testimony as an obama administration official. expect to see fireworks at this confirmation hearing. the real question may be how this 25-year cia veteran handles the public spotlight. in a crisis, it's often john brennan giving president obama's 3:00 a.m. wake-up call....
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>> a student capturing it on video, as toughed animals are impaled, images of 9/11 and osama bin laden flashed on a giant video screen. freshman sarah thompson and katherine nebbit were there. >> kind of bizarre, but, like, he has the right to do it, i think. >> reporter: well, clearly, he may have the right to do it, but do you think what he did was the right thing to do? >> um, i think that everybody's going to have a different opinion on that and i think -- i mean, it's a form of expression. >> i think this might have been a first in his teaching career, but, if he wants to apologize, i guess he could. i don't think he should be fired or reprimanded, though. >> reporter: professor hughes did not respond to requests for an interview. as for explanation, he told students at his lecture the following. >> in order to learn quantum mechanics, you have to strip to your raw, erase all the garbage from your brain and start over again. quantum mechanics, nothing you have learned in your life up to now will in any way help you prepare you for this. >> reporter: unorthodox teaching methods not
>> a student capturing it on video, as toughed animals are impaled, images of 9/11 and osama bin laden flashed on a giant video screen. freshman sarah thompson and katherine nebbit were there. >> kind of bizarre, but, like, he has the right to do it, i think. >> reporter: well, clearly, he may have the right to do it, but do you think what he did was the right thing to do? >> um, i think that everybody's going to have a different opinion on that and i think -- i mean,...